Ornament attachment



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Patented Aug. 11, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ORNAMENT ATTACHMENT Andrew Schwartz, Providence, R. I. Application April-17, 1941, Serial No. 388,981

( Cl. l11-34) 6 Claims.

This invention relates to an ornament for the slider of a multiple fastener.

Ornaments have been provided for, attachment to sliders of multiple fasteners. Usually the construction of the attachment is such that it is adapted for only one type of slider, or when attached is so loose as to be objectionable, and frequently such looseness permits accidental detachment. Y

One of the objects of this invention is to provide means whereby the ornament may be attached to several various constructions of sliders which now appear on the market.

Another object of this invention is to provide an ornament attaching means without the use of some resilient tongue or elastic flexible part for snapping and holding the same in position.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ornament attachment for the manipulating hinged member of a slider, which ornament may be moved with this hinged member for the purposes of manipulating the slider and without fear of accidental detachment of Vthe ornament from such member.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of a multiple fastener showing my ornament in position on the slider;

Fig. 2 is a View of the multiple fastener and slider without the ornament;

Fig. 3 is a central sectional View of the structure shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 3, but showing the slider part in dotted lines rather than in section;

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4, but illustrating a differently shaped manipulating member as positioned for engagement by the portions of my attachment; and

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

I have found that the manipulating member which is hinged to a slider for the multiple fastener is provided with a hole therethrough; and in the device which I have provided for attaching an ornament to the member, I utilize this hole for the reception of a projection for entering the same which locates my attaching means at one position, and then from two other positions I move arms toward the manipulating member to engage the manipulating member and provide a three-point engagement for firmly holding the ornament attached thereto.

also flanged as at 3U With reference more particularly to the drawing, I provide interlocking multiple fasteners I0, secured along webs II, which are operated to andfrom locking position by a slider I2 which has a handle or manipulating member I3 hingedly attached thereto by means of fingers I4 entering a recess I5 in aprojecting portion I6 of the slider. This manipulating member has a hole I1 therethrough, and in the showings in Figs. 2-4, the member has flaring peripheral edges I 8. This member by reason of its connection is free to be swung relative to the slider.

In some cases the manipulating member instead of being shaped as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 may be rectangularly shaped as shown at I3 in Fig. 5 with an opening I1 therein and provided with portions I 4' for hingedly connecting it to the slider.

The attachment which I have provided is intended to enga-ge the manipulating member I3, I3 and consists of a body designated generally 20 which may have some ornament 2| attached thereto in any suitable manner, either by rivets, soldering, or the like. Various types of ornament 2| may be utilized, the invention being more particularly related to the plate and the parts which it carries for attachment rather than the ornament, which may be varied through a large range, which is attached to it and which forms the cover for the slider.Y

This body 20 consists of a plate 22 which has a portion of the stock cut and raised as at 23 to provide a hook as perhaps may best be seen in Fig. 3. This hook is of a size and shape to enter the opening I1, I1 in the manipulating member and is raised an amount equal to the thickness of the stock by right angular oisets so as to extend over the stock. The stock of the plate is notched as at 24 so as to receive the projection I 6 which is a part of the construction of some sliders. Thus, the distance between the engaging edge of the hook 25 and the bottom of the notch 24 must be a distance slightly less than the distance between the end of the protuberance I6 and the remote edge of the hole I1 for the reception of a slider of the arrangement shown. The stock of the body plate 22 is also raised as at 26, 26 on one side and 21, 21 on the other side of the center of the plate so as to provide overhanging portions which provide guides to direct the movement of arms 28 which are offset at their inner ends as at 29 a distance suicient to accommodate the thickness of the manipulating member I3. These arms are at their outer ends and dou- 2 bled upon themselves to provide linger pieces for sliding them to or from engaging position. Stops 3l may be provided to limit their inward movement.

To secure the attachment, the hook 23 of the body plate is passed through an opening l1 and positioned to extend over the lower edge of the opening l1. Then, with the arms 28 Withdrawn or moved outwardly 'away from each other to their maximum extent, the plate is moved snugly into face-to-face engagement with the manipulating member I3, and the finger pieces 30 of the arms 28 are used to move the arms toward each other so that their ends 29 extend over and their offset portions engage the edge of the manipulating member I3 and securely lock the attachment thereto at three different points. cient friction between the guides 26 and 21 and the arms 28 so that the arms will stay in the position to which they are moved. This same procedure would occur for securing the attachment to the manipulating member I3 such as shown in Fig. 5.

By reason of the movement of the arms 28 toward each other, a large variety of widths of the manipulating members I3 may be accommodated and still a three-point grip had upon them; and thus by this arrangement a very firm locking and securing of the attachment to the manipulating member of the slider is obtained to prevent accidental detachment and yet to provide simple and easy attachment without the necessity of depending upon any tempered resilient material for attachment to various sliders which are now on the market.

I claim:

1. A removable attachment for a slider for a multiple fastener having a manipulating member with a hole therein hingedly connected to the slider, comprising a body, a protuberance projecting therefrom for entering said hole and movable means carried by the body to engage the opposite peripheral edges of said member to lock the attachment thereon.

2. A removable attachment for a slider for a There is sufmultiple fastener having a manipulating member with a hole therein hingedly connected to the slider, comprising a body, a hook-shaped protuberance projecting therefrom for entering said hole and extending over the edge thereof, and movable means carried by the body to engage the opposite peripheral edges of said member to lock the attachment thereon.

3. A removable attachment for a slider for a multiple fastener having a manipulating member with a hole therein hingedly connected to the slider, comprising a body, a protuberance project.. ing therefrom for entering said hole, and slidable means carried by the body to engage the opposite edges of said member to lock the attachment thereon,

4. A removable attachment for a slider for a multiple fastener having a manipulating member with a hole therein hingedly connected to the slider, comprising Ia body, a protuberance projecting therefrom for entering said hole, and a pair of movable arms carried by the body to engage opposite edge portions of said member and lock the attachment thereon.

5. A removable attachment for a slider for a multiple fastener having a manipulating member with a hole therein hingedly connected to the slider, comprising a body, a protuberance projecting therefrom for entering said hole, and a pair of slidable frictionally retained arms carried by the body to engage opposite edge portions of said member and lock the attachment thereon,

6. A removable attachment for a slider for a multiple fastener having a manipulating member with a hole therein hingedly connected to the slider, comprising a body, a protuberance projecting therefrom for entering said hole, a pair of slidable frictionally retained arms carried by the body to engage opposite edge portions of said member and lock the attachment thereon, and guides raised from the stock of said body to retain and direct the movement of said arms.

ANDREW SCHWARTZ. 

